class Thread

• Thread
• Reference
• Object

Overview

Match data is unique per thread.

Match data contains a buffer for backtracking when matching in interpreted mode (non-JIT). This buffer is heap-allocated and should be re-used for subsequent matches.

Only a single match function can run per thread at any given time, so there can't be any concurrent access to the match data buffer.

Included Modules

• Crystal::System::Thread

Defined in:

Constructors

• .current : Thread

  Returns the Thread object associated to the running system thread.

• .new(name : String | Nil = nil, &func : Thread -> )

  Creates and starts a new system thread.

• .new

  Used once to initialize the thread object representing the main thread of the process (that already exists).

Class Method Summary

• .delay(backoff : Int32) : Int32

  Delays execution for a brief moment.

• .each(&)
• .init : Nil
• .lock : Nil
• .name=(name : String) : String

  Changes the name of the current thread.

• .sleep(time : Time::Span) : Nil

  Blocks the current thread for the duration of time.

• .start_world : Nil
• .stop_world : Nil
• .unlock : Nil
• .unsafe_each(&)
• .yield : Nil

  Yields the currently running thread.

Instance Method Summary

• #current_fiber : Fiber

  Returns the Fiber currently running on the thread.

• #current_fiber=(current_fiber : Fiber)

  Returns the Fiber currently running on the thread.

• #current_fiber? : Fiber | Nil

  Returns the Fiber currently running on the thread.

• #gc_thread_handler : Pointer(Void)

  Holds the GC thread handler

• #gc_thread_handler=(gc_thread_handler : Pointer(Void))

  Holds the GC thread handler

• #inspect(io : IO) : Nil

  Appends a String representation of this object which includes its class name, its object address and the values of all instance variables.

• #internal_name=(name : String)

  Changes the Thread#name property but doesn't update the system name.

• #join : Nil

  Suspends the current thread until this thread terminates.

• #main_fiber : Fiber

  Returns the Fiber representing the thread's main stack.

• #main_fiber? : Fiber | Nil

  Returns the Fiber representing the thread's main stack.

• #name : String | Nil
• #resume : Nil
• #suspend : Nil
• #to_s(io : IO) : Nil

  Appends a short String representation of this object which includes its class name and its object address.

• #wait_suspended : Nil

Constructor Detail

Class Method Detail

Instance Method Detail

class Person
  def initialize(@name : String, @age : Int32)
  end
end

Person.new("John", 32).inspect # => #<Person:0x10fd31f20 @name="John", @age=32>

class Person
  def initialize(@name : String, @age : Int32)
  end
end

Person.new("John", 32).to_s # => #<Person:0x10a199f20>